The two best responses to Amazon's letter come from the New York Times (which argues that Amazon thoroughly misquotes George Orwell in their letter) and sci-fi author John Scalzi, who has written two posts about why Amazon's letter looks desperate and kind of dumb.

And yesterday, another Amazon argument went public. This time, it's a dispute with Disney over DVD sales, and it means that Amazon customers can't pre-order copies of Muppets Most Wanted, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Maleficent. In the past, Amazon has argued that these disputes affect only a tiny portion of customers, but they certainly do seem to affect high-profile products.

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